"Nathaniel, are you the one behind all this?"
Abyss understood very clearly what exactly was going on.
However, Nathaniel smiled coldly at Abyss as he was not interested in speaking.
Then, Abyss saw that Nathaniel was covered in injuries all over his body. The wound on Nathaniel’s arm had been treated but it was clear that he hadn't really bothered about it. There was bright red blood that oozed from the wound through Nathaniel's crisp white shirt, and the sight of that was so frightening.
The back of Nathaniel’s hand was filled with bruises and there was still blood oozing from the area where the IV needle was inserted. It was clear that Nathaniel had just arrived here from the hospital.
Abyss’s tone was cold as he spoke, "Do you really think that you can disrupt the Tang family's entire business? Nathaniel Ye, you' re way too overconfident though."
Then, Nathaniel finally moved after he heard that.
He twisted Abyss’ s arm behind his back and Nathaniel pinned Abyss to the wall before he said in a cold voice, "I would be merciful to you if Mango was still alive. After all, you did save her life five years ago and you took care of my children as well. So, I was willing to turn a blind eye to your antics, but I was forced to retaliate because you crossed the line. Even then, I still wanted to give you an out, but you made a very grave mistake. You should have never laid hands on Mango and let Yetta took Mango to the ocean, and caused her life and death uncertain now. Don't you know that Mango is the only thing that keeps you alive? Now that she is gone, what makes you think that you can continue to survive in America with the Tang family? I might not be able to disrupt your business on my own, but what if all the venture capital companies turn against you? Do you think that the Tang family's fortune can keep your business afloat without external funding?"
Abyss’s expression changed as soon as he heard Nathaniel’s words.
"That’s impossible! None of the venture capital companies would even work with anyone else, let alone for all of them to join together as one entity! Absolutely not!"
However, Nathaniel sneered in response and he said, "What if I discard the Tang family's shares and give them a portion of my profits? Do you really think that they would uphold their integrity and refuse to cooperate with me?”
"Nathaniel, are you insane? What will you gain from doing this? The only result you'll achieve is mutually assured destruction. If the Tang family collapses, the Ye family will collapse as well. What the hell is your plan?”
"What’s my plan? Now that Mango's gone, I don't mind sacrificing the entire Ye family if it means that I can destroy yours! If it wasn't for your meddling, Mango and I would be back to Ocean City happily living together. But it was you who turned her into an illegal immigrant, you forced her into hiding and she ended up falling into someone else's trap. If it wasn’t because you wanted her to be by your side, would Mango be in trouble? Abyss, you’ve always suppressed me in the United States by using your family’s influence, and you even hired assassins to murder my daughter. If Mango was still alive, I might not have been so heavy- handed with my attacks against you, but now, the days of your reign have come to an end."
After Nathaniel finished speaking, he let go of Abyss.
In fact, Abyss felt that Nathaniel had almost broken his arm.
Nathaniel did not show him an ounce of mercy just now, and he even wanted to rip Abyss’s arm out of its socket.
Then, Abyss replied despondently, "Do you think I wanted this to happen? I never did! I desire Mango's safety more than anyone. Nathaniel, she belonged to me the moment I saved her from the fire incident five years ago. I paid for her reconstructive surgery and I gave her a new life here. If Rita didn’t need a kidney transplant, then Mango and I would've been happy together! So, you're the one that destroyed my happiness with her! You took her away from me!"
"Mango is not an object that can be taken or given, and she always loved me. If Mango really loved you, then there would've been plenty of opportunities over the past five years to make her yours, but you never even got a chance right? Mango rejected your love all this while, so you should’ve given up instead. It's not wrong to love someone, but if you hurt other people in the name of your love, can you even call it ’love? If Mango really chose you, I would have never interfered with your relationship! But she loved me, and she chose me! You’re the one who stubbornly wanted to keep her by your side. Now that she's in trouble, I want you and your family to pay the price!"
After Nathaniel finished his words, he immediately sat back on his chair.
A laptop lay open in front of him, and Abyss was very familiar with the digits that flashed across the screen.
Then, Abyss’ eyes trembled a little.
"I won’t let you succeed! Never! The Tang family business has been in the United States for a century, and you’ll never be able to destroy it. You better watch your back, Nathaniel Ye."
"Well Abyss, you’re sh*t out of luck then!”
After Nathaniel said that, he stopped talking to Abyss.
However, Abyss didn’t really understand what Nathaniel said nor did he want to stay any longer. Everything was clear now, Nathaniel had enlisted all of the venture capital firms in order to destabilize the share market, but this was clearly illegal!
If Abyss filed a lawsuit against Nathaniel and he could provide proof that Nathaniel was working together with the venture capital firms, then Nathaniel would lose.
Then, Abyss quickly turned around and left. He didn't have time to argue with Nathaniel right now.
At this very moment, he realized that Tang's Group was still the most important thing in his heart.
Nathaniel could sacrifice the entire Ye Family in order to have justice for Mango, but Abyss could not.
He wouldn't sacrifice the entire Tang family just to avenge Mango!
There was no way he could do it!
Abyss suddenly realized that he was quite ridiculous back then when he made the choice between his family and Mango.
Back then, Abyss told Mango that he loved her and he would marry her no matter what the Tang family thought of it.
At the time, Abyss felt very gallant and he was confident that his love for Mango was pure and sacred. Only now did he realize that he only dared to say those things to Mango because he knew that the Tang family was powerful. Furthermore, he knew that no one else in the Tang family could supersede his authority, not even Old Madam Tang.
All of this was based on the premise that he was the president of the Tang's Group and the heir of the Tang family. In fact, they were the most well-known representatives of the entire Chinese-American community.
Now that Abyss compared these things to avenging Mango, he realized that he would not sacrifice everything for her, let alone sacrifice the entire Tang family. He did not have the courage or the guts that Nathaniel possessed.
Furthermore, Nathaniel knew that doing this was illegal and it would only bring disaster to himself and his family. Nevertheless, he still did it.
Abyss was hesitant, but he could not say anything about it.
After that, Abyss returned to the Tang family mansion and he told Old Madam Tang everything. The old lady was so angry that she nearly beat Abyss to death with her walking stick.
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